Computer Science 1033 FULL Notes Exam With
Complete Solutions
How long does it take to make a first impression? And how long to go beyond? -
ANSWER 7-15 Seconds, 4 minutes
What is MULTIMEDIA? Examples: - ANSWER Everything you can see or hear. Texts,
books, pictures, music, videos
Technical Def. of MULTIMEDIA - ANSWER Describes technology or application used to
present: text, images, video, sound
What does the world-wide web (internet) offer? - ANSWER Speed, low cost, accessible
Continent with the most users? - ANSWER Asia
Continent with most % of users? - ANSWER North America
Where were first drawings by humans discovered? - ANSWER France
When was first Permanent photograph taken? - ANSWER 1820-1830
,First motion picture was recorded when? - ANSWER 1880-1890
First full length movie with synchronized dialogue was? - ANSWER The Jazz Singer
One of the first full movies to use in colour? - ANSWER The Wizard of Oz
Predecessor to the internet? - ANSWER Arpanet
Application that revolutionized/disrupted music industry in 1999 - ANSWER Napster
When did digital cameras become fairly accessible (affordable) to the public? - ANSWER
1996
First pre-historic Human paintings on cave walls were when? - ANSWER 1500-1300 B.C
Silent movies incorporating film and text together, when? - ANSWER 1914
Walt Disney debuts the second short of Mickey, and first to use synchronized sound at
what date? - ANSWER 1928
Movies with sound replaced silent movies at what date? - ANSWER 1928-1931
,Technicolor is introduced in film and most movies at what date? - ANSWER 1930s
Most films are filmed in colour after what date? - ANSWER 1940
What did Bell laboratories have a break through in? What year? - ANSWER Dual sound
tracks on film; 1937
First commercial movie with a complete surround soundtrack, was named? and What
year? - ANSWER Fantasia; 1940
Network technology was introduced in? - ANSWER 1969
What was the first network? - ANSWER ARPANET
ARPANET stood for? - ANSWER Advanced Research Projects Agency Network
What was ARPANET exactly? - ANSWER First packet-switching network, predecessor to
the internet.
Objective of the ARPANET? - ANSWER To allow researchers across the country to share
information
Where were the first 4 locations of ARPANET in 1969? - ANSWER UCLA, Stanford,
, University of Utah, UC Santa Barbara
When did ARPANET technology expand to the East Coast? - ANSWER 1970
Apple starts to dominate PC market in? - ANSWER 1977
IBM captured market share with announced PC in? How long did it take? - ANSWER
1981; 18 months
Who invented the World Wide Web? What year? - ANSWER Tim Berners-Lee; 1991
When was MS Windows 3.1 released? - ANSWER 1992
When did HTML debut? What was HTML? - ANSWER 1992; basis for Website
development
What was the first graphical browser for the W W W? What year? - ANSWER Mosaic;
1993
First band to give a concert over the internet? What Year? - ANSWER Rolling Stones;
1994
First full length computer generated film? What year? - ANSWER Toy Story; 1995
Complete Solutions
How long does it take to make a first impression? And how long to go beyond? -
ANSWER 7-15 Seconds, 4 minutes
What is MULTIMEDIA? Examples: - ANSWER Everything you can see or hear. Texts,
books, pictures, music, videos
Technical Def. of MULTIMEDIA - ANSWER Describes technology or application used to
present: text, images, video, sound
What does the world-wide web (internet) offer? - ANSWER Speed, low cost, accessible
Continent with the most users? - ANSWER Asia
Continent with most % of users? - ANSWER North America
Where were first drawings by humans discovered? - ANSWER France
When was first Permanent photograph taken? - ANSWER 1820-1830
,First motion picture was recorded when? - ANSWER 1880-1890
First full length movie with synchronized dialogue was? - ANSWER The Jazz Singer
One of the first full movies to use in colour? - ANSWER The Wizard of Oz
Predecessor to the internet? - ANSWER Arpanet
Application that revolutionized/disrupted music industry in 1999 - ANSWER Napster
When did digital cameras become fairly accessible (affordable) to the public? - ANSWER
1996
First pre-historic Human paintings on cave walls were when? - ANSWER 1500-1300 B.C
Silent movies incorporating film and text together, when? - ANSWER 1914
Walt Disney debuts the second short of Mickey, and first to use synchronized sound at
what date? - ANSWER 1928
Movies with sound replaced silent movies at what date? - ANSWER 1928-1931
,Technicolor is introduced in film and most movies at what date? - ANSWER 1930s
Most films are filmed in colour after what date? - ANSWER 1940
What did Bell laboratories have a break through in? What year? - ANSWER Dual sound
tracks on film; 1937
First commercial movie with a complete surround soundtrack, was named? and What
year? - ANSWER Fantasia; 1940
Network technology was introduced in? - ANSWER 1969
What was the first network? - ANSWER ARPANET
ARPANET stood for? - ANSWER Advanced Research Projects Agency Network
What was ARPANET exactly? - ANSWER First packet-switching network, predecessor to
the internet.
Objective of the ARPANET? - ANSWER To allow researchers across the country to share
information
Where were the first 4 locations of ARPANET in 1969? - ANSWER UCLA, Stanford,
, University of Utah, UC Santa Barbara
When did ARPANET technology expand to the East Coast? - ANSWER 1970
Apple starts to dominate PC market in? - ANSWER 1977
IBM captured market share with announced PC in? How long did it take? - ANSWER
1981; 18 months
Who invented the World Wide Web? What year? - ANSWER Tim Berners-Lee; 1991
When was MS Windows 3.1 released? - ANSWER 1992
When did HTML debut? What was HTML? - ANSWER 1992; basis for Website
development
What was the first graphical browser for the W W W? What year? - ANSWER Mosaic;
1993
First band to give a concert over the internet? What Year? - ANSWER Rolling Stones;
1994
First full length computer generated film? What year? - ANSWER Toy Story; 1995
